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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many letters had Finkel received from Knight by the time he received one final letter from him?
2. In which two centuries did the Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers inhabit caves on either side of a particular river?
3. During which season of the year did the written correspondence between Finkel and Knight take place?
4. Knight included an apology for committing what transgression in his first letter to Finkel?
5. Of what material was the doormat outside of Knight's A-frame structure composed?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the contents of the final letter Knight sent to Finkel and what were Finkel's feelings about this final letter?
2. What qualities does Central Maine have that Finkel says were conducive to Knight's life plan?
3. Discuss one unsuccessful technique Finkel used in his efforts to connect with Christopher Knight, North Pond hermit.
4. How did Knight manage to avoid his campsite being discovered, even though he was located only a three-minute walk from the closest cabin?
5. What were Christopher Knight's criteria when he decided whether to steal an item or not during his time living in the woods?
6. What do books symbolize within the narrative of The Stranger in the Woods?
7. In what way does Knight often mix comedy and tragedy within his spoken and written comments presented by Finkel?
8. Provide evidence for the idea that Finkel understood and appreciated Knight's wry sense of humor from the start of their correspondence.
9. Discuss an instance when Finkel uses a metaphor to communicate with the reader about an aspect of Knight's life.
10. How does Knight feel about the methods he used to survive 27 years in the woods of Central Maine?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Finkel's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of The Stranger in the Woods.
Essay Topic 2
How does Finkel use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.
Essay Topic 3
Examine how Finkel goes about connecting his own personal experiences with the story about Christopher Night contained within The Stranger in the Woods. How does Finkel accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
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